British 'still ignorant on Aids'

Many Britons are still ignorant about the facts and risks associated with Aids, according to a new report.

The Eurobarometer poll of 25,000 Europeans over the age of 15 discovered that one in five people in the UK (22 per cent) still believe that the HIV virus can be transmitted by kissing

More than 40 per cent of the respondents to the survey in Britain admitted that they did not take precautions to prevent HIV infection and Aids during sex, while just 48 per cent said that they did take precautions.

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The report expresses concern about the high level of misinformation still present more than two decades after the global threat posed by Aids was identified.

The UK is currently one of the most promiscuous countries in Europe and health campaigners are urging the government to do more to raise awareness, particularly in schools.

The 2005 poll indicated that fewer people in 15 European countries practised safe sex than had done so three years earlier, with the ten member states most recently joining the EU were most confused about Aids and HIV.

More than half a million people in western Europe are thought to have the HIV virus, with the figure continuing to rise.

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